Two contrasting stories with a middle-aged French footballer swapping the football field for the poker table, and a young American exchanging the poker table for the football field.

Bernard Mendy has quit football to become a professional poker player according to The Sun.

I know, but it’s all I have to go on.

According to the paper that used to fill my cherubic eyes with boobies every breakfast, Mendy decided against returning to the Indian Super League for a fourth season because he believes he will be more successful on the dirty green baize.